GLAAD Calls On Paris Hilton to Explain, Apologize For Bigoted Language

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has called on Paris Hilton to explain and apologize to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and African American communities for her use of anti-gay and racial slurs in a video that began circulating on the web last week. “When Paris Hilton utters these words into a camera, it creates a permanent record that – regardless of when it occurred and because it has been made public – she must bear responsibility for,” said GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano. “These are not frivolous words, and to use them as if they are gives tacit sanction to the racism and homophobia they engender. Hilton has an obligation to go on the record, explain herself, and publicly apologize to the LGBT and African American communities and all those offended by these slurs.”